DBA Armies

IV/62 100 YEAR’S WAR ENGLISH 1322 AD - 1455 AD

This list covers English armies from the first use of dismounted men-at-arms and recruiting by indenture until the start of the Wars of the Roses. It covers campaigning in France including the major battles of Crecy in 1346, Poitiers in 1356, Agincourt in 1415, Verneuil in 1424, Formigny in 1450 and Castilion in 1453, and also battles against invading Scots at Halidon Hill in 1333, Neville’s Cross in 1346, Otterburn in 1388 and Homildon Hill in 1402, plus the battle of Shrewsbury in 1403. Men-at-arms comprised nobles, bannerets, knights, esquires and gentlemen, the proportion of knights steadily dropping with time. Only a small proportion ever fought mounted, most fighting on foot with sword or pole-axe and remounting only to pursue after the battle ended. Most infantry were longbowmen raised by indenture and who were supposed to have bow, sword, dagger, sallet and jack. Although most rode to battle, they are classed as mounted infantry only if they retained their horses during the battle to change position The proportion of longbowmen to men-at-arms increased during the period; and towards its end the latter had to be supplemented with billmen armed with a fearsome armour defeating pole-arm. There were sometimes a few guns, whose only effect was to give the French an excuse of “the dog ate my homework” variety. References: Armies of the Middle Ages Vol 1 1. Heath, The Great Warbow M. Strickland & R. Hardy, The English Achilles H. Talbot, An Alternative History of Britain: The Hundred Years War T. Venning, The White Company A. Conan Doyle (novel), A Bloody Field by Shrewsbury E. Pargeter (Novel), Azincourt B. Cornwell (novel), The Ill-Made Knight Cameron, C (novel).

IV/62a — English Army 1322 AD - 1333 AD

List: 1 x General (3Kn/4Bd), 3 x English men-at-arms (3Kn/4Bd), 1 x hobilars (Cv) or mounted archers (Mtd-4Lb), 3 x archers (3/4Lb), 1 x Hainaulters (3Kn), 2 x shire levies (7Hd) or archers (3Lb) or Germans (3Kn), 1 x Gascon “bidower” javelinmen (Ps) or Gascon crossbowmen (3Cb)
Terrain: Arable
Aggression: 3
Enemies:
Allies: IV/62a

IV/62b — English Army 1334 AD - 1414 AD

List: 1 x General (3Kn/4Bd), 2 x English men-at-arms (4Bd), 1 x archers (4Lb/Mtd-4Lb), 5 x archers (4Lb), 1 x Gascon, Hainaulter or Brabanter men-at-arms (3Kn/4Bd), 1 x Gascon brigans (Sp) or Welsh “knifemen” (3Pk), 1 x Welsh archers (3/4Lb) or Gascon crossbowmen (4Cb)
Terrain: Arable
Aggression: 3
Enemies:
Allies: IV/13b and/or IV/57b or IV/39b

IV/62c — English Army 1415 AD - 1422 AD

List: 1 x General (3Kn/4Bd), 2 x men-at-arms (3Kn/4Bd), 8 x archers (4Lb), 1 x archers (4Lb) or False-French town militia (4Bd or 4Cb or 7Hd)
Terrain: Arable
Aggression: 3
Enemies:
Allies: IV/68a or IV/68c or IV/68d or IV/76

IV/62d — English Army 1423 AD - 1455 AD

List: 1 x General (3Kn/4Bd), 1 x men-at-arms (3Kn/4Bd), 8 x archers (4Lb), 1 x billmen (4Bd), 1 x archers (4Lb/Mtd-4Lb) or bombards (Art)
Terrain: Arable
Aggression: 3
Enemies:
Allies: IV/68a or IV/76